Sub-Spaces

Spaces at 83c

Spaces Planned for the Sweatshop

Concept: Usage Zones

One conceptual idea last night was to break the space into three major use areas, and cluster the rooms associated with those uses in three areas. The areas mentioned last night were the Academic area, the Party area, and the Build area. The Party space seems a natural fit for the back of the space (it has a DJ Booth!); the front, with the light and space, seems like a good place for Classrooms, and the middle, dungeon-ish area seems like where shops should go.

Academic / Classroom

Dungeons and Dragons room: a rectangular room with a board-room style table in it, walls covered in bookshelves and whiteboards.

Math Room: Krutcher suggests that rather than a "conference room" style classroom, maybe we want a "math room" -- essentially a room with a couple of small tables, some chairs or couches, lots of pacing space, and a bunch of whiteboards; the idea is to facilitate active, creative discussion.

Study Rooms: Small rooms just big enough for four people to crowd into or one person to spread out in.

Recording studio - soundproof area big enough for a small band and mics

Ham shack - Amaetur radio operating room. Needs good way to get feed lines to the roof. Might be good to colocate with recording studio

Common needs:

positive airflow ventilation to outside

pressurized hoses to operate tools, blow / suck debris

possible water & drainage hookup

strong power lines

security / fencing-off for party times

sound barrier to other zones

Disco

This space is essentially given over to the "party" aspect of Noisebridge: This is the large social space where people not only dance and socialize but hack in large, overlapping groups, much like the vibe that's often present in the Big Room at 83c.

The Big Room -- Big open space suitable not only for dancing but for general meetings.

DJ Booth -- What to do with the DJ Booth?

Facilities

Kitchen -- needs to be built.

Bathrooms -- one is built, other may need buildout. (shower?)

Server room -- Enough room and cooling for a rack of machines. Max 5kw worth of equipment and cooling.